A foreign festival makes it safe (6)

I believe the answer is:

fiesta

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'a foreign festival' is the definition.
'fiesta' can be an answer for 'festival' (synonyms). I'm unsure of the 'a foreign' bit.

'makes it safe' is the wordplay.
'makes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'it'+'safe'='itsafe'
'itsafe' anagrammed gives 'FIESTA'.

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(Other definitions for fiesta that I've seen before include "Elaborate public party, in Spain perhaps" , "Spanish party" , "Festival, fete" , "Public celebration in Spain" , "(Spanish) religious festival" .)

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